(from another tread)
>Do we really want to pat ourselves on the back for things >>like the space programme (come on, how has it bettered >life on Earth?

I am not talking about obvious ones like satellites (sputniks!) working for metheorology, navigation and Internet. As far as I know Pampers were first used by asronauts for work in the open space.

And believe me Pampers are very useful in some situations in life!

May be somebody knows some Good Things from Cosmos Programme?